Three German tourists were found in Yosemite National Park after friends reported them missing Monday night. California Highway Patrol found the tourists at the scene of a car crash.

Three German tourists were found in Yosemite National Park after friends reported them missing Monday night. California Highway Patrol found the tourists at the scene of a car crash.

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Updated: 7:29 PM PDT Aug 23, 2016

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WEBVTT IN HEAVY BRUSH AND THE WOMEN HAD BEEN STRANDED HERE OVERNIGHT. THIS WAS THE SCENE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS RESCUE CREWS FOR THE LAST OF THREE MISSING TOURISTS FROM A STEEP RAVINE ON HIGHWAY 120 AND TUOLUMNE COUNTY. IT COLLAPSED AROUND THE VICTIM, THE WE HAVE TO CUT THE CAR AWAY AROUND THE VICTIM TO EXTRICATE THE VICTIM OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WOMEN AND A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL WERE PART OF A FIRST GROUP FROM GERMANY. THEY FAILED TO SHOW UP FOR THEIR IN GROVELAND. DEPUTIES TELL US AND IT HAD LEFT SAN FRANCISCO -- THEY HAD LEFT SAN FRANCISCO MONDAY MORNING. THE THREE TOURISTS WERE LAST SEEN AROUND 4:30 WHEN THEY STOPPED TO FUEL OF THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO DEPUTIES, THEY FAILED TO ARRIVE IN GROVELAND. THAT IS WHEN A THIRD AND RESCUE TEAM BEGAN LOOKING FOR THEM AND FINALLY FOUND THE CAR OVERTURNED DOWN A EMBANKMENT. THEY WERE ABLE TO RESCUE ONE OF THE WOMEN AND A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL. SHE WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR. VICK >> THE HEAT WAS IMPACTING THE CREWS WORKING DOWN THE HILL. JUST THE TECHNICAL NATURE OF THE EXTRICATION WAS A CHALLENGE. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE DO WITH

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CHP: Missing German tourists involved in car crash

Three German tourists were found in Yosemite National Park after friends reported them missing Monday night. California Highway Patrol found the tourists at the scene of a car crash.